Ok so i know this thread is for the 1990+ accords but the classic honda's was only for cars up to 1988 so i'll post it here and there. Anyway, a friend of mine has a 1989 honda accord with the a20a2 engine. Has anyone here ever dealt with this car before? I'm not to familiar with it. He is wondering what motors will swap into it. He can get his hands on a 1989 prelude b20 motor. Will that motor drop in by chance and work with the same trans from the accord? If not, what motors will work? thanks guys

 

is he looking to make it smog legal???

 

I've seen a guy run a b16 motor on one of those accords.Try checking out 3geez.com

 

Agreed, Ive heard these chasis are best suited for b series motors.

 

They are also lighter compared to the 4th and 5th gen accords

 

The guy that swapped in the prelude engine didn't have the car running for over a year and now the mount kits are scarce. It can be done but it won't be easy. I sold my LX-i so I don't keep up much anymore.

 

hmm interesting. i'll check out that site. do you guys know if the b18 would drop right in? or are there some mods he'd have to do?

 

It should drop in but good luck finding the mounts for it